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Pope Julius had no plans to forget about Michelangelo. He did, however, have other things to think about. For nearly three years the pope had tried to talk the Venetians into leaving the Romagna, but they still hadn't budged.
They hardly even listened to his protests. Why should they leave Faenza and Rimini, they asked, if the pope couldn't even get the Perugians and the Bolognese to abide by his demands?
Julius knew they had a point, and he was tired of sitting in Rome unable to back up his arguments. Finally, after years of work, he was in a strong enough position to increase the pressure on the Venetians to leave the Romagna. He ordered that preparations be made for his own departure.
The cardinals were horrified by the pope's plan. The thought of Julius wearing a full suit of armor and wielding a sword was troubling enough. On top of that, Julius was also demanding that his entire papal court, including every able-bodied cardinal, go to war with him.
It was unsettling, to say the least, to think of what might happen to the church if the pope was routed in battle, and all his cardinals taken down at the same time. But Julius insisted. He wasn't about to leave the cardinals behind in Rome, where they would cause nothing but trouble.
The papal army made quite a spectacle leaving Rome. It took 3,000 horses just to carry the pope's court, including the chapel singers. In the summer heat the army slowly made its way up the Via Francigena, passing astonished pilgrims traveling the other way.
Julius's plan was to make a show of force at Perugia and Bologna. Both cities were run by strong families of condottiere, mercenary soldiers. And neither one wanted to be told what to do by Rome, even though both cities had been part of the Papal States for more than 300 years.
The first test for Julius came at Perugia. The Umbrian city was ruled by a brutish thug by the name of Gianpaolo Baglioni, a man with no scruples whatsoever. He had a nasty habit of murdering his own relatives, and had fathered his sister's baby. Baglioni also ruled the city with an iron fist and sold the use of his professional army to the highest bidder.
No one on the papal side was confident of the outcome of a battle between the pope's ragtag army and those professional troops. Yet the pope never showed any fear, and neither did Baglioni when the papal army reached the western outskirts of Perugia.
Baglioni rode right into the pope's camp, trailed only by a handful of soldiers, and welcomed the pope. He said the people of Perugia were waiting with open arms. Then he invited the pope and the entire college of cardinals to enter the city for a great banquet at his palace.
The pope's advisors, sure that it was a trap, told him not to go. Once they entered the city, Baglioni could hold them for ransom, or worse. Much worse.
Julius refused to heed the warnings. He accepted Baglioni's invitation, with the condition that he be allowed to bring 150 Swiss Guards with him. The pope's advisors were unsatisfied, for the guards would be no match for the 1,000 troops Baglioni was keeping inside Perugia.
Niccolo Machiavelli, who witnessed the event as an ambassador to the pope's court, later said that Baglioni could have demanded anything he wanted, if he had been willing to take advantage of the situation.
But all of the fears proved to be for naught. The pope entered Perugia on streets lined with cheering crowds. Not even a nasty brute like Gianpaolo Baglioni had the guts to harm a pope.
And in exchange for the hospitality, Pope Julius drove Baglioni and all the members of his extended family into exile for having defied the Holy See.
The cardinals were astonished. Without any fighting at all, Julius had regained Perugia. Bologna was next.
Machiavelli reported all of this when he returned to Florence. He also delivered a letter from the pope, addressed to Piero Soderini.
If you don't send Michelangelo to me, I will come to Florence and bring him back myself.
Machiavelli assured Soderini there was no reason to worry. Julius was busy elsewhere, and could do nothing as long as Florence had the French to protect them.
But, Machiavelli added, that didn't mean Soderini couldn't use Julius's demand to make Michelangelo nervous.
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US 8186455 B2 Abstract A system and method for building and handling oilfield tubular stands while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring with one drilling deck, one derrick, and one rotary system. An offline guided path horizontal to vertical arm lifts and moves in the same plane tubulars stored horizontally on the catwalk and positions the tubulars vertically directly into a preparation hole for assembling and disassembling tubular stands while online drilling operations are simultaneously being conducted. A stand arm lifts and lowers the tubulars into and out of the adjustable preparation hole, and transports the tubulars for storage to an auxiliary tubular racking station in the upper part of the derrick. A bridge racker crane moves tubular stands from the auxiliary tubular racking station to the top drive or another tubular racking station.
Claims(20) 1. A system for drilling, said system comprising:
a drilling deck;
a drilling structure disposed with said drilling deck;
a primary tubular advancing station having a well center and disposed with said drilling structure for advancing a first tubular to said well center;
an auxiliary tubular handling station for handling a second tubular;
said drilling deck having a preparation hole positioned with said auxiliary tubular handling station for receiving a portion of the second tubular;
an auxiliary tubular handling device for positioning the second tubular in a substantially vertical position above said preparation hole;
an auxiliary tubular racking station above said auxiliary tubular handling station for holding the second tubular from said auxiliary tubular handling station, wherein the second tubular is positioned in a substantially vertical position above said preparation hole or held in said auxiliary tubular racking station while the first tubular is independently and simultaneously advanced through said primary tubular advancing station to said well center; and
a bridge racker crane configured to move the second tubular between said auxiliary tubular racking station and said well center, wherein said auxiliary tubular handling device configured to directly position the second tubular with said auxiliary tubular racking station.
2. The system of
a primary tubular racking station positioned above said primary tubular advancing station for receiving at least one tubular from said auxiliary tubular racking station.
3. The system of
4. The system of
5. The system of
a stand arm for moving the second tubular between said preparation hole and said auxiliary tubular racking station, wherein said stand arm operable independent of said bridge racker crane.
6. The system of
7. The system of
8. The system of
9. The system of
10. A method for moving a plurality of tubulars to a borehole from a drilling deck, said method being perfomed, at least partially, from a primary tubular advancing station and, at least partially, from an auxiliary tubular handling station, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) drilling the borehole through a well center in the drilling deck;
(b) moving a first tubular with said primary tubular advancing station to said well center in a substantially vertical first plane comprising said well center; and
(c) during at least a portion of the time for performing steps (a) and (b), (i) moving a second tubular in a substantially vertical second plane so as not to intersect said first plane; (ii) positioning a portion of the second tubular in a preparation hole substantially in said second plane in the drilling deck; and (iii) lifting the second tubular to an auxiliary tubular racking station, wherein step (c) is performed independently of and during at least a portion of the same time as steps (a) and (b).
11. The method of
12. The method of
connecting a plurality of the tubulars in said auxiliary tubular handling station; and
lifting the connected tubulars from the auxiliary tubular handling station to said auxiliary tubular racking station.
13. The method of
moving the connected tubulars from said auxiliary tubular racking station to a position substantially aligned with said well center.
14. The method of
moving the connected tubulars from said auxiliary tubular racking station to a primary tubular racking station.
15. The method of
16. The method of
17. The method of
18. A system for drilling, said system comprising:
a drilling deck having a well center;
a drilling structure disposed with said drilling deck;
a primary tubular advancing station for advancing a first tubular from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position above said well center;
a stand arm disposed on said drilling deck for connecting a second tubular with a third tubular while the second tubular is in a substantially vertical position, wherein said stand aim is configured to operate during said primary tubular advancing station advancing the first tubular to said well center and independently of said primary tubular advancing station;
a first tubular racking station above said drilling deck for holding the second tubular from said stand arm, wherein said stand arm is configured to directly position the second tubular with said first tubular racking station; and
a bridge racker crane configured to move the second tubular between said first tubular racking station and said well center.
19. The system of
20. The system of
Description This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/710,638 filed on Feb. 23, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,802,636, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes in its entirety. N/A N/A 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a novel method and system for transporting, assembling, storing, and disassembling oilfield tubulars in and around a single drilling deck, derrick, and rotary system while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring. 2. Description of the Related Art Drilling for oil and gas with a rotary drilling rig is being undertaken to increasingly greater depths both offshore and on land. The increase in depth translates into longer drilling time, and increased cost. The cost to operate such rigs is already substantial (rental rates for some offshore rigs can exceed U.S. $400,000 to $500,000 per day). Therefore, any productive operation that can be accomplished independently of drilling operations to save even small amounts of time in the drilling process is economically significant. The term �tubular� as used herein means all forms of drill pipe (including heavy weight drill pipe, such as HEVI-WATE� tubulars), casing, drill collars, liner, bottom hole assemblies, and other types of tubulars known in the art. HEVI-WATE� is a registered trade mark of Smith International, Inc. of Houston, Tex. Drilling operations require frequent stops when a small part of the tubular string extends above the drilling deck. Additional tubulars must be moved from a storage rack and connected with the upper end of the tubular string, which may cause significant delay in drilling. The length of a typical single drill pipe section is 30 feet (about 10 m). A stand is created by connecting together two or more single sections of tubulars. In the past, stands have been assembled or made up with four or five single sections of tubulars. A top drive rotary system is often used in place of the rotary table to turn the drill string, and is now the prevalent method of rotary drilling. One of the benefits of the top drive is that it can drill with pre-assembled tubular stands. Therefore, the creation and handling of tubular stands independently of the drilling process is a potentially important way to save time and money. A method and system of handling tubulars simultaneously with drilling operations is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,850,439 to Lund, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Lund proposes a preparation hole and an auxiliary hoist for offline stand building. While drilling operations are occurring, Lund proposes a first tubular being lifted in a vertical position when the auxiliary hoist is moved upward so that the tubular is swung from the cable over and then lowered into the preparation hole. Lund proposes that another tubular can then be swung over the first tubular for connection ('439 patent, col. 7, ln. 58 to col. 8, ln. 19). For a third tubular, if the free space below the top of the preparation hole is less than the length of two tubulars, Lund proposes another auxiliary hoist. In such circumstance, the preparation hole must be displaced or tilted from the vertical suspension line of the first auxiliary hoist ('439 patent, col. 9, ln. 58 to col. 10, ln. 46). Another offline stand building method and system has been proposed by Smedvig Asia Ltd. of Singapore. Smedvig proposes a self erecting offshore tender rig to transfer and erect drilling equipment on a platform. After the drilling equipment is erected on the platform, Smedvig proposes a high line cable system to move tubulars from the tender rig to the platform, a racker crane at the top of the derrick that moves parallel to the drilling deck, and two preparation holes. Smedvig proposes that while drilling operations are occurring on the platform, a single tubular on the rig can be manually connected at both ends while in horizontal position to the high line cable system. The high line cable system is used to lift and transport the tubular across the water from the rig to the pipe ramp on the platform, where the tubular is manually disconnected. A gripping device connected by cable to a hoist on the racker crane is then manually connected to the upper end of the tubular on the pipe ramp. The tubular is then hoisted in the vertical position, and swung from the cable over the first preparation hole. The tubular is then lowered into the hole, and the gripping device released. The process can be repeated with a second tubular, which can be swung into position in the second preparation hole. The process can be repeated with a third tubular for connection with the first tubular into a double stand. The double stand is then hoisted by the racker crane and lowered for connection with the second tubular for a triple. The completed stand is hoisted up and carried by the racker crane to a vertical tubular storage rack at the top of the derrick. Smedvig also proposes that the first preparation hole can have an adjustable bottom for acceptance of different size tubulars. Another offline stand building method and system is proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,976,540 to Berry, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Berry proposes, among other things, a load and preparation pipe handling device (�preparation device�), a storage pipe handling device (�storage device�), and tubular storage areas at the top of the derrick. The preparation device includes a vertical truss rotatable about its longitudinal axis. The preparation device includes a gripping device attached at the end of a hoisting cable extending out from the vertical truss. The gripping device is manually attached to one end of a tubular that has been placed near the preparation device on the catwalk or the pipe ramp so that when the cable is retracted back toward the preparation device, the lifted tubular is swung from the cable, similar to the Lund and Smedvig systems. Berry then proposes that the truss can then swing the vertical tubular in a circular path to a first preparation hole, which has been placed along the path. The preparation device can then lower the first tubular into the first preparation hole. Using two preparation holes, much like the Smedvig system, a stand is assembled. The assembled stand is then lifted vertically by the preparation device to the top of the derrick, and directly exchanged to the storage device, which can either store it or transport it for drilling operations ('540 patent, col. 7, lns. 26-40 and col. 8, his. 30-35). The oil industry has proposed systems for the online transferring of tubulars from the horizontal position on a pipe rack to the vertical position over the well center. One such system is proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,604 to Brittian et al., the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Brittian proposes a strongback connected to a boom that is pivotally fixed to a base located adjacent to the rig. The strongback transfers the tubular directly through the V-door from a horizontal position to a vertical position so that a connection between the tubular and the tubular string can be made. Another system is proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,220,807 to Sorokan, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. An online pipe handling system is proposed for using a bicep arm assembly pivotally connected to a drilling rig, and a forearm assembly and a gripper head assembly both pivotally connected to the bicep arm assembly. The gripper head assembly grabs the horizontal positioned tubular on the pipe rack adjacent to the rig, and rotates the tubular to a vertical position over the well center. A horizontal to vertical pipe handling system is proposed in Pub. No. US 2006/0151215 to Skogerbo. Skogerbo discloses an Eagle Light/HTV-Arm, which is distributed by Aker Kvaerner MH of Houston, Tex. The Eagle Light HTV (horizontal to vertical) device is proposed for online transfer of tubulars from a horizontal position at the catwalk to a vertical position in the derrick directly over the well center or into the mousehole. Aker Kvaerner MH also distributes bridge crane systems and storage fingerboards. National Oilwell Varco of Houston, Tex. also manufactures a similar HTV online pipe handling device. Another online method and apparatus for transferring tubulars between the horizontal position on the pipe rack to the vertical position over the well center is proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,705,414 to Simpson et al. Simpson proposes a bucking machine to build tubular stands in the horizontal position on the catwalk. A completed stand is horizontal at a trolley pick-up location, and becomes vertical at the rig floor entry. The stand, clamped to a trolley, is pulled along and up a track with a cable winch. A vertical pipe racking device located in the upper derrick is proposed to transfer the stand directly from the trolley. The disadvantages of the above tubular handling methods and systems include significant human physical contact with the tubulars and lifting equipment at numerous times and locations, which can result in costly delay or possible injury. The alignment and transfer operations are lengthy and complex. The paths of the tubulars in the offline stand building are not fully restricted, which creates delay and safety hazards. The offline stand building operation may be interrupted when equipment is being used in the online drilling operations. Therefore, a more efficient method and system for handling tubulars that minimizes or eliminates human physical contact with the tubulars and lifting equipment, restricts and controls the path of the tubulars throughout the entire offline operation, requires minimal inefficient movement of the tubulars, and eliminates any potential interruption of the tubular building and drilling process would be desirable. A system and method for building and handling oilfield tubular stands is disclosed that utilizes a single derrick, drilling deck, and rotary system, and separates the drilling process from the offline stand building process. A guided path horizontal to vertical arm (�HTV�) lifts tubulars stored horizontally on the catwalk, and then moves the tubulars in a single vertical plane such that no interference occurs with the drilling process, and multiple articulated motions are reduced. The HTV moves the tubulars between the catwalk and the preparation hole for assembling or disassembling the tubular stands. A stand arm is positioned for lifting and lowering the tubulars into and out of the preparation hole, and transporting the tubulars vertically for storage into an auxiliary tubular racking station in the upper part of the derrick. A bridge racker crane also mounted in the upper part of the derrick removes tubular stands from the auxiliary tubular racking station and transports them to either the top drive, or to another tubular racking station in the derrick. Using the auxiliary tubular racking station, the offline stand building operation is advantageously uninterrupted when the bridge racker crane is unavailable due to its need to participate in the simultaneously occurring drilling operations. A better understanding of the present invention can be obtained with the following detailed descriptions of the various disclosed embodiments in the drawings: The present invention involves a system and method for offline building of tubular stands, while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring. As shown in the drawings, this offline stand building comprises moving tubulars from a horizontal position on the catwalk 22 adjacent to the V-door 26 of the derrick 10, lifting and guiding the tubulars in the same plane to a vertical position directly above a preparation hole 46 with a horizontal to vertical arm 48, lowering the vertically positioned tubulars into the preparation hole 46, using a stand arm 58 to move the tubulars in the vertical position for connection into a stand by an auxiliary tubular make up device 56, and transporting the stand vertically to an auxiliary tubular racking station 60 in the upper part of the derrick 10. A bridge racker crane 86 transports the tubular stands from the auxiliary tubular racking station 60 to either the top drive 12, or to first 128 or second 130 tubular racking stations. An exemplary drilling rig, generally indicated as R, of the invention is shown in Reviewing both Catwalk In A primary tubular advancing station 13 comprises at least the well center 14. Also, a drilling hoist, the top drive 12, a tubular make up device 42, and other equipment necessary to advance tubulars into the well center 14 can be provided in the primary tubular advancing station 13. A mousehole 32 is located radially outward from the well center 14, and is positioned substantially on a line between well center 14 and the longitudinal centerline of the carriage 30. The carriage has wheels that run on two parallel rails 34 mounted on the top of the catwalk 22. The rails 34 extend across the drilling deck 16 to a location near the well center 14. As shown in HTV As further shown in An auxiliary tubular handling station, generally indicated as 54, is shown in Preparation Hole The preparation hole 46 is shown in detail in Stand Arm Returning to Bridge Racker Crane As shown in Due to the difference in length between casing and drill pipe, casing stands typically consist of two tubulars, whereas drill pipe stands typically consist of three tubulars. As shown in Tubular Racking Stations As shown in Method of Use Offline The present invention is also directed to a method of offline stand building while drilling operations are simultaneously and independently occurring. It should be understood that while the offline stand building operation occurs as described below, drilling operations may be simultaneously occurring. For example, while offline stand building is occurring, the bridge racker crane 86 can remove completed tubular stands from any of these three tubular racking stations 60, 128 or 130 and carry them to the top drive 12 for drilling or placement in the well center 14. Alternatively, single horizontal tubulars, such as tubular 36, can be advanced from the carriage 30 directly to a location near the well center 14. The top drive 12 can attach to the end of a single tubular 20 ( It should also be understood that while the method of building stands of three tubulars is described below, the same method can be used for the construction of stands with other numbers of tubulars. With that understanding, according to one exemplary embodiment of the method of the invention, an offline tubular stand may be assembled in the following manner: As shown in As shown in As shown in As shown in As can now be seen from the above, as the bridge crane 86 is being used for online operations, then the offline stand building activities can still continue uninterrupted. The bridge crane 86 is not in the critical path of the offline stand building operation. There will be occasions when the bridge crane 86 will work with either the offline or online operations, and not hinder the speed and functionality of the other operation. Online While Laydown The online and offline operations can also be simultaneously and independently performed in reverse order from that described above for removal, disconnection, and laydown of tubulars. In the primary or online operation, the top drive 12 pulls the tubular string up through the well center 14 for the disconnection of either a single tubular or a tubular stand from the string using the tubular make up device 42. If a tubular stand is disconnected, it can then be lifted up the derrick 10 for transfer to the bridge crane 86, and transported to one of the tubular racking stations. The stands of tubulars can be simultaneously and independently disconnected and moved to the pipe rack 43 on the offline side of the catwalk 22 using the stand aim 58 and the HTV 48. If a single tubular, for example tubular 20 ( The foregoing disclosure and description of the invention is illustrative and explanatory thereof, and various changes in the details of the illustrated system and construction and the method of operation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Patent Citations
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Queen I got such a flaming once for daring to question Ruby Wax's opinions re MH issues! Never again....
As for spending.....We work damn hard for our ££ whether it is at work outside the home or by supporting our partners and family inside the home. I do whatever I can to address imbalance whether it be social/economic/political and I try not to flaunt what I buy IRL. But here I feel I can have conversations with like minded women who enjoy the wider subject of fashion and a bit of fun too. And there is much warmth to be had from knowing that out there in the big blue yonder are people who I have a connection with and who I would otherwise have never ever had the chance to 'meet'. The future possibilities are endless. I wuv the interwebby I do.
Queen I have been to Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains with its beautiful Spanish mosque and Tafroute in the Anti Atlas of Morocco. The latter has THE most spectacular surroundings- deserty Alpine and you can stuff your face on almonds and all things made with as they grow well there. Oualidia on the coast with a lovely lagoon is gorgeous and just along from Casablanca. i haven't been to Marrakech though. I travelled through Morocco during my summer break from university in the mid 80's on a Transalpino 3 month rail pass. Got into great fun and got into great trouble too! Tanned myself into a leather bag (those were the days when we did) and took refuge from the relentless heat in the mountains where it was cool by day and chilly cold by night. Sucked on fresh dates (nothing like the dried ones we have here-even the imported 'fresh) to keep our mouths moist in the dry high mountain air and ate Pastilla, goat and endless little pastries flavoured with mint, orange and almond syrup. My memories do tend to be either food or clothing related!
Linus Re name tags have you looked on Etsy? May be able to commission a design from a craftsperson there.
Grumpy I like the striped Ann Taylor. Very neat and a love a stripe.
Marsha how did the day go?
Barbi Are you on pin by the same name? Will find you xx
I'm liking that idea!
queen, shop when you go there,lots of lovely locally made cotton kaftans,and dresses.
Oh santa don't say that. I was hoping for an excuse to go shopping!
queen many people we know went there,and i think you can wear pretty much what you want.
linus I use [[http://www.nametag-it.co.uk/ these] for name tags. Not stylish but they just clip in so no sewing required
Orange sticks, check.
Never been to Marrakech but I would love to go one day.
Thanks santa will have a look at that website.
santa not going now but trying to book for march. Wondered if anyone had hotel recommendations?
And also what will I need to wear?? Should probably think about it now if I need to buy summer stuff. I'm reading that to avoid hassle you should cover shoulders and knees.
Oh linus it was me who recommended the DP maxi tube skirt.....so relieved you like it. Great or the money. Agree about vpl .......
no queen but im positive its boiling this time of year. its on my list though!
linus QueenC orange sticks are what you need to scrape off accidentally smudged wet nail varnish and wipe onto a tissue.
Anyone been to Marrakech?
linus try not on the high street.com. i cant link on phone,you are bound to find it there,lots of lovely hand made stuff,for kids and home.
dry Nadal was really bad today,
queen some people write wacky posts on AIBU,i for one can not post there,although sometimes i get a terrible urge to respond to some of the silliness.
Who's going to set up up for the next volume...
Oh, and if I make any mess around the nail I tend to scratch it away in the shower the following morning. I've tried using a cotton bud with nail polish remover but I make more of a mess.
Ok QueenC I found it, I've got you covered! What a load of annoying people........seem to have forgotten the original question. (I happen to agree with you.)
Good evening all!
Ooooooh, AIBU!?! I learned a long time ago to keep well away from those. I've been a MNer for 10 years and when AIBU was introduced I was amazed at how vicious it was! Steer well clear...
In other news, my striped Ann Taylor dress arrived (yay). I loved it when the extra petite girl styled it hitched up with a belt and a shirt knotted over the top. Bought an XS petite and it's plenty big enough. I was worried it may be too small (only size close to mine available) but I'm glad I couldn't get the bigger size because it would have been far too big. Must remember that for future Ann Taylor purchases.
Had a horrible Monday at work (are there any other kind?) so it was nice to receive the package to lift the gloom a bit.
linus no tips really, it's just been practice. I do 3 strips of polish down each nail, give each coat a chance to dry before doing the next one and then use opi top coat. I find with essie that sometimes you need 3 coats. If I concentrate then I can get my nails looking pretty good. If I'm distracted watching TV/on iPad then they normally look rubbish!
dry I'm not telling you as you're a teacher so you may hate me too! I never post normally but I felt like being a bit tongue in cheek and was feeling sorry for the op getting such a flaming. I just managed to turn the flaming onto me and like a muppet kept going back for more . Lesson well and truly learnt. Step away from aibu and stick to s&b.
QueenC I love nail polishes but I am so clumsy my manicures look awful. Any tips?
Not quite S&B but can anyone recommend some stylish name tags for children's clothes and shoes?
QueenC which AIBU are you on? The irony of MN is that they criticise Daily Mail, Liz Jones etc for being judgemental and sometimes I find MN quite the same.
dry you do make me laugh! I'm impressed that he knew her name-all the Saturdays look pretty similar to every other girl band member don't they?
And Foxy DH saw Nadal match which was almost as exciting as seeing Molly from the Saturdays who's she? silly old sod!
linus your outfit sounds lovely. I love your yellow Breton. And I'm very flattered that you bought my nail polishes!
I bought this mavala purple today.
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Probing the Eye More Deeply: Adaptive Optics Multiphoton Microscopy
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The integration of adaptive optics techniques into ophthalmic imaging devices has improved the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. The coupling of adaptive optics with multiphoton microscopy may help extend the reach of ophthalmic imaging to greater depths within the cornea and retina.
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Max Occupancy: 1 guestLuxury hotel with full-service spa and free breakfast
Situated in Wirsberg, this luxury hotel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Plassenberg Castle, Bischofsgruen Church, and Upper Franconia Farm Museum. Bayreuth Festival Theater and Ochsenkopfschanze are also within 16 mi (25 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a full-service spa, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and an indoor pool. Buffet breakfast is free. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 46 rooms provide balconies, WiFi, and satellite TV. Other amenities available to guests include minibars, room service, and separate bathtubs and showers.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Hotel Reiterhof Bellevue Spa & Resort features an indoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
Business-related amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 4 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and a steam room. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.
Hotel Reiterhof Bellevue Spa & Resort is a smoke-free property.
- Indoor pool
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- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 46
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Year Built 1715
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- Spa services on site
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- Multilingual staff
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
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Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 3 EUR per stay )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( 3 EUR per stay )
Room Amenities
- Balcony
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Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service is available.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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- Aerobics on site
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- Playground on site
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Day Spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, massages, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 3 per stay (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 3 per stay (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: EUR 8 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 8 per night
- Late check-out fee: EUR 50
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 8 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 16 per night
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
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President of Public Sector
Acquisition reform at the Homeland Security Department is the goal of a new bill from the chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.). You can read the details from Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller. Joe Jordan is the president of Public Sector for FedBid and former administrator of Federal Procurement Policy.
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More than two-thirds of the 2013 President Management Fellows program haven't been hired in the federal government. The program doesn't guarantee a placement. April 8 is the deadline for finalists to get hired. But a group of fellows is asking OPM Director Katherine Archuleta for an extension.
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Lifecycle funds in the Thrift Savings Plan are supposed to be an option for you to invest in. They're supposed to make your life easier. But the TSP finds they may be making people confused. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, explains what the L-funds are really for.
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Federal contractors have a thing or two to learn from an unlikely source -- Walmart. The lowest price might not be enough. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, writes the Week Ahead newsletter.
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The Defense Department says it will struggle to make significant cuts to the civilian workforce without another round of base closures. Most DoD civilians are outside the Pentagon. They work at bases, depots and other places the agency may or may not need any more. Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller has details on DoD's challenges to meet its budget and draw down its active forces.
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He was the current president of the Refugio Lions club and the president of the RHS Ex-Students Association, a member of the 1946 and 1947 Refugio Bobcat Regional Championship team, the highest state rank at that time, and was named to the Dallas-Morning News Little All-American Offensive and Defensive team.
He was a Refugio County Citizen of the year and was master of ceremonies at civic functions and auctions in Refugio County. He also served in the U.S. Army.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a half-sister, Georgia Sportsman; a brother, Jerry Sportsman; and a niece, Roxanne Sportsman.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Louise Sportsman of Refugio; two daughters and their spouses, Tana and Rick Loveday of Odem, and Tricia and Kyle Duke of Alvarado; one son and his wife, Steve and Susan Sportsman of Corpus Christi; and six grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Refugio High School auditorium, with the Rev. John Alsbrook officiating.
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Woman finds lost wallet in Georgia Kohl's, hands out money to her kids instead of turning it in
Thank for "what goes around will come around"
Quoting lizzielouaf:I'm guessing if she felt justified in taking the money to begin with she probably won't be humiliated just sorry she got caught.
Quoting gammie:Wrong Wrong that is stealing and what the mother taught the kids was it is okay to steal.
The wallet has a I D's with the person name so YOU DO KNOW who the wallet belong too and you better turn it in.
What I love is the camera has them finding the wallet and just taking it like nothing and now the world is seeing this and that family will be Humiliated!!
Quoting GLWerth:My son found one on the street. I opened it, found the driver's license of the owner, called him and returned it.
Opening it isn't such a terrible thing, taking something is.
Quoting Fairywings1223:
That is horrible. If I find a wallet I don't even open it.
And? There have been unethical people since the beginning of people. It's nothing new. Shameful, yes. But not really surprising.
That phrase "finders keepers", just really bugs me. Unfortunately, there's a lot of people that believe in this. It is setting a really bad example for her children. The woman should of just turned it into Kohl's. I would probably first see if there's a driver's license/phone # so I can turn it in to that person. Because, I would wonder if turning it into a Kohl's clerk, would they not keep it. I hope this woman gets arrested or something. It is so wrong!! No wonder why we see our youth having no morals & wouldn't hesitate in doing this. I taught my kids well, to not take it. To turn it in. Which in the few times they found something, that is what they did. They didn't even ask me, they did it on there on. :) So, I was very proud of them!
What a loser. This is an example her kids will never forget, and will likely continue.
But MUCH more prevalent today, than say 70 years ago and back.
Quoting frogbender:
And? There have been unethical people since the beginning of people. It's nothing new. Shameful, yes. But not really surprising.
President Obama will probably invite her to the White House for being a tireless example of his policies.
Quoting Billiejeens:
I think that I am missing the problem here
She simply redistributed the wealth - no muss, no fuss.


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[Book summary] Visualizing the Invisible takes up the challenge of both producing original insights into the nature of the contemporary urban, and of using these insights as a basis for the design of the contemporary city. It explores a possible nature of the contemporary urban, drawing on structuralist, post-structuralist and 'organic' philosophy (Whitehead, Gregory Bateson, Lefebvre, Foucault, Bergson, Deleuze, Latour, and others). It also looks at the city itself – in its origins as polis, in its spatial evolution, and in the hybridizing properties of network. The book presents projects in full colour, showing how some of these ideas and concerns about space, time, hybridity and form translate into real work in the Spacelab design studio.
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Volunteers are stepping in to help the Pratten community on Queensland's Southern Down recover from a violent storm this week.
Topics: storm-disaster, community-development, storm-event, local-government, volunteers, regional, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
| UpdatedThe Short family stand next to their destroyed house.
Topics: storm-disaster, warwick-4370
A destructive storm cell has swept through southern Queensland, uprooting trees and damaging roofs.
Topics: storm-event, warwick-4370
| UpdatedResidents say a super cell storm that tore through their town on Queensland's Southern Darling Downs was one of the worst they have experienced.
Witnesses say the storm front was 100 metres wide, cutting a swathe through Pratten, north-west of Warwick about 9:00pm (AEST) last night.
Authorities say about six homes lost their roofs, a business and silo have been destroyed, while trees and powerlines have been ripped down.
Topics: storm-event, weather, storm-disaster, disasters-and-accidents, warwick-4370, qld
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) says it is on a recruiting drive in the state's western and southern Downs because it is concerned about declining rural volunteers.
Topics: volunteers, fires, tara-4421, chinchilla-4413, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
| UpdatedThe Australian Horse Industry Council says it is concerned by the recent lyssavirus death of a horse on Queensland's Darling Downs.
Topics: regional, diseases-and-disorders, equine-production, quarantine, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
| UpdatedBiosecurity Queensland says a horse has tested positive to the bat-borne lyssavirus, in what is believed to be the first cross infection of its kind.
Topics: public-sector, diseases-and-disorders, environmental-health, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
The Southern Downs Regional Council in south-east Queensland has agreed to a seven-point plan to crack down on shonky backpacker operators.
Topics: rural-tourism, local-government, community-development, regional, stanthorpe-4380, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
The Southern Downs Regional Council says flood mitigation will be looked at in its Community Recovery Plan.
Topics: floods, local-government, emergency-planning, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
Careflight has urged bushwalkers to check weather forecasts after a man spent nearly 36 hours stranded in a national park in Queensland's Southern Downs.
Topics: emergency-incidents, toowoomba-4350, warwick-4370
| UpdatedA couple stranded on a mountain on Queensland's Southern Downs overnight has been airlifted to safety.
Topics: emergency-incidents, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
A council on Queensland's Southern Downs region says it is taking a zero tolerance stance on unsafe backpacker accommodation.
Topics: rural-tourism, community-development, local-government, regional, regional-development, tourism, toowoomba-4350, stanthorpe-4380, warwick-4370
Funding for Southern Downs council projects has been rejected for a fourth time under the Regional Development Australia (RDA) program.
Topics: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, stanthorpe-4380, warwick-4370
The Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) says cross-border issues are still a major concern for medical staff in the state's southern region.
Topics: health-administration, doctors-and-medical-professionals, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
Rain has delayed work to prevent an abattoir on Queensland's southern Darling Downs from falling into a local creek.
Topics: emergency-incidents, floods, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
| UpdatedThe Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service is warning locals to stay away from a flying fox colony at a Warwick school on southern Queensland's Western Downs.
Topics: infectious-diseases-other, emergency-planning, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350
A parents group says authorities were right to call in medical experts to assess the threat from bat colonies near a school on Queensland's southern Downs.
Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, environmental-management, secondary-schools, activism-and-lobbying, rural, warwick-4370
| UpdatedAcross western and north western Queensland, as local government works on drought assistance applications, graziers are doing the sums to find out what their next move should be.
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| UpdatedThe Warwick Chamber of Commerce and Industry is urging flood affected farmers and small business owners to apply for flood assistance to help get the local economy back on track.
Topics: floods, activism-and-lobbying, programs-and-initiatives, rural, warwick-4370, toowoomba-4350, banana-4702, rockhampton-4700
The owner of a Southern Downs abattoir in southern Queensland says major stabilisation works are needed to prevent the building falling into a local creek.
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| UpdatedThere is relief for some communities on the western Darling Downs, in southern Queensland, but authorities warn the flood threat has not disappeared altogether.
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MFTR 723: Outcome Research in MFT
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Spring 2012
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Thursdays 1/12 - 4/26 (9:00AM-11:59AM)Description:
Competency Area: Research
Restricted to MFT doctoral students; others by written permission of the Instructor provided to the Registrar via Antioch email.
This course addresses critical issues in MFT research, including theoretical issues and MFT outcome research on major health and relational problems. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the broader goals and context of MFT research. In addition, this course will familiarize students with the content of major outcome studies in MFT, and will include a critical analysis of the state of the research in family therapy through a social justice lens.


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GABION BASKETS - Click here to order
Gabions are used in many situations including the stabilization of earth movement and erosion, river control, reservoirs, canal refurbishment, landscaping and retaining walls. They can be manufactured in welded mesh or woven wire. Welded mesh gabions are faster to erect and do not need tensioning. This allows them to keep their shape, to be free from bulges and depressions and fit easily against the wall. It is possible to cut holes in them if needed to pass pipes etc through and they can be machine filled.
We also sell to the public for bespoke or small projects.
Gabions are customisable and we can fabricate curves for home garden use. The picture to the left of this is a great example of our gabions displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show. As you can see the gabions can be planted in to soften edges. If used for a seating areas slabs can be cut and placed on top of the wall to make a striking feature. When used for a landscaping purpose their versatility is limited only by imagination. For example wine bottles have been used as an infill, or a recent trend is to half fill with stones and half fill with timber logs. FMM can insert a partition at the front of the gabions in order that expensive stone can be used at the front whilst the rest of the gabion can be filled with lower quality aggregate. We also can offer bespoke gabions for specific designs from curves to steps.
An example of a domestic project is shown below. In this case over a weekend a family dramatically improved their back garden, clearing away an old fence and installing a smart gabion wall. Gabions are easy enough to install that no experience is necessary to get a good result.
Welded Mesh Gabions are manufactured from Galfan Wire or triple life coated.
3" x 3" (76.2mm x 76.2mm) x 3, 4 or 5mm Galfan coated (95% Zinc 5% Aluminium for up to 4 times the life of a galvanised finish, see attached data sheet for comparison with standard galvanising) welded mesh Gabion baskets wire as per EN 10218-2. All mesh panels used to produce our baskets are European sourced and conform to EN10244-2 with a tensile range of 540-770N/mm2, steel grade 0.10% Carbon max, Weld sheer strength minimum 75% of the tensile strength of the wire.
We also supply gabion baskets in the same specification as the above but with a 2.7mm Galfan coated core which is then green PVC coated to an over all diameter or 3.22mm, average coating thickness is no less than 0.25mm, PVC coating is compound UV stabilised as per ISO4892-2.
Plastic coated units are most suitable for coastal projects. The Gabions comply with the Department of Transport White Book specification, as detailed in section: 6.26/4, and amended August 1994.
Gabion boxes and Mattresses are made from 76.2mm x 76.2mm nominal (3" x 3") Welded Mesh, divided by diaphragms at 1 metre centres where necessary with wire diameters 3mm, 4mm or 5mm.
3mm diameter wire is used on lower retaining walls, 4mm diameter wire on medium to high retaining walls and the heaviest 5mm wire for the highest structures. FMM also fabricate our baskets in mixed diameter wire panels for clients where cost saving is important.
Gabions used as cladding can provide an attractive finish to buildings, walls and many other situations. Gabions of 0.3m to 0.5m are generally used and need to be attached to the existing building using clamp bars. At heights of 4 to 5m 4mm dia wire baskets should be used and above this height 5mm dia wire. The baskets are supplied with internal diaphragms dividing the basket into partitions of not more than 700mm square
Gabions have now become an important feature in many situations and the construction of thin walls made from narrow depth gabions have become very popular. As they require vertical faces and are narrow depth, extra support to provide stability is necessary. This can be provided by using metal or concrete posts at regular intervals inside the gabion basket.
Fine Mesh Metals supply a range of baskets specifically for this purpose made from 4mm dia wire to provide the added strength required to prevent deforming of the face, with minimum basket depth of 0.3m preferably 0.5m. The baskets are supplied with internal diaphragms dividing the basket into partitions of not more than 700mm square.
Below are the standard sizes we stock we can produce any size. It is best to keep to the sizes specified to minimise costs. If you do require a certain height try to keep to combinations of 75mm the mesh size to give full squares.
Box Gabions | ||
Specification in Meters
Diaphragms | Capacity cu. metres |
0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5
0 | .125 |
1 x 0.5 x 0.5
0 | .25 |
1 x 1 x 0.5 |
0 | .5 |
1 x 1 x 1 |
0 | 1 |
1.5 x .5 x .5
0 | .325 |
1.5 x 1 x .5
0 | .75 |
1.5 x 1 x 1 |
0 | 1.5 |
2 x 0.5 x 0.5
1 | .5 |
2 x 1 x 0.5
1 | 1 |
2 x 1 x 1
1 | 2 |
3 x 2 x .3 (Mattress)
3 | 1.8 |
Sets of gabion steps 1m or 2m wide
Mattresses are useful when trying to avoid erosion in streams the mattress goes into the river and underneath a gabion wall to stop the river undercutting the wall at the edge where the water speed is fastest.
Mattresses | ||
Specification in Meters
Diaphragms | Capacity cu. metres |
3 x 2 x 0.300
2 | 1.80 |
3 x 2 x 0.225
2 | 1.35 |
3 x 2 x 0.150
2 | 0.90 |
Available In the following Specifications
Triple Life/Galvanised
76.2 x 76.2 x 3mm
76.2 x 76.2 x 4mm
76.2 x 76.2 x 5mm
Plastic Coated
76.2 x 76.2 x 2.7/3.2mm
Also available with 50 x 50 x 3mm faces for smaller stone infill
Weight of Filling Materials
Stone Fill The stone fill should be in accordance with the engineers specification and needs to be a hard and durable material. The gabion/mattress fill should be not less than 100mm and generally not greater than 150mm with 90% being retained on a 100mm diameter ring. For a more attractive finish hand packing to the face is required prior to machine filling. |
Material | Average kg/m3 |
Basalt | 1650 | |
Brick | 1240 | |
Broken Concrete | 1340 | |
Granite | 1600 | |
Limestone | 1440 | |
Sandstone | 1390 | |
Shingle | 1500 | |
Slag | 1500 |


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Now this is also co-creation… The famous "I'm a Mac"-commercials remade by freelance copywriter Laurie McGuinness. Serious fun playing with the 'other' presumptions that are attached to Mac-users. Have a look and see for yourself.
The initiative of Dutch broadcaster BNN caused some stir. Not only within The Netherland, but also abroad: here (BBC), here (ABC) and here (France24) amongst others. Just do a Google-search on "Dutch Donor Show" and be astonished by the results (894.000)… In short: BNN said to air a show in which a very ill patient (kidney failure) would compete for a donor kidney. Afterwards the transplant would be arranged.
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Emotional management in a mass customised call centre: examining skill and knowledgeability in interactive service work
Jenkins, Sarah, Delbridge, Rick and Roberts, Ashley. (2010) Emotional management in a mass customised call centre: examining skill and knowledgeability in interactive service work. Work, Employment & Society, Vol.24 (No.3). pp. 546-564. ISSN 0950-0170
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017010371665
Researchers have demonstrated the variety of interactive service sector work yet relatively little research has focused on the middle ground of 'mass customised service work'. In particular, the complex character of emotional work in such workplaces remains under investigated. This article applies Bolton's emotion management framework to a high-commitment mass customised call centre to extend understanding of the skills and content of such work. The findings show how workers produce 'appropriate' emotional displays informed by multiple influences beyond management prescription. The article documents the skilled emotional dexterity shown by such workers and elaborates Bolton's framework in demonstrating the negotiated and interactive nature of emotion management. In so doing, it demonstrates the significance of heretofore largely unacknowledged skills in the work of mass customised service workers.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
Journal or Publication Title: | Work, Employment & Society |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. |
Official Date: | September 2010 |
Volume: | Vol.24 |
Number: | No.3 |
Number of Pages: | 19 |
Page Range: | pp. 546-564 |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0950017010371665 |
Status: | Peer Reviewed |
Publication Status: | Published |
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/5115 |
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fuel system parameters- I wanna finish this tonight!
Im setting up my fuel system, '68 El Camino. Using -8 braided line and compression fittings.
I have the plumbing schematic that came in the instructions for the Holley Blue pump (12-802-1) and they make sense. I'm going to be smart and have a return line, route everything away from heat, road, and chassis, not use teflon tape on fittings, etc. heres my 4 questions I have an RCI fuel cell, no foam, no sump, Is it ok to have the outlet facing forward towards the front of the car? my feeling is no? All the fuel line I have is Summit brand -8 AN. I thought Ive read on here that A portion of the setup should be the next size up? I think between the fuel cell and pump? or is my 30 feet of -8 got me covered? finally, the pressure regulator that comes with the 12-802-1 pump, Ive come to find, is called a Non bypass regulator, So I have to buy a new reg. to have a return line? There is the "in" port on the bottom, then two (2) different "out" ports on the sides, I only need one of them for the carb. Can I not use the other one for the return line? I know from the looks of it I should just get the bypass style reg, just dont wanna wonder if theres something I overlooked... The fuel pump will live longer and work better if I keep the lines as short as realistically possible from the cell to the filter and from filter to the pump, NO? For the parts I have, what do you guys think is the longest it could be without problems? Right now im sitting at 34 to 34 1/2 inches of line from cell to inline-filter, and 36 inches of line from filter to pump. sound good? Any time spent is hugely appreciated, I'm 23 and this car is no doubt the hugest material accomplishment of my life. IE if somethings wrong I never think twice to tear it down..so let me know and thank you.
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The cell's outlet is a threaded nipple about 1" above the base/bottom.
After I posted this i got it worked out. filter and pump are in the first 2 ft. of hose, are both lower than the cell, and are both further back than the cell. I have the line running from the front of the fuel cell and then bends back (not too sharp) to get to the pump, and I understand this is not optimal but wont cause problems either? Also noted I need to buy some -10 line and take tonights work apart and sub in the right size hose. Thanks Ericnova. |
Just to clarify, the fuel fitting leading out to the filter/pump can't be in the front of the cell unless it is connected to a pick-up tube that leads to the rear inside the cell. If it is just an open fitting then you will need to turn the cell around to face to the rear.
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Climbing The Slippery Slope Of Mount White Hat
by Gord Hotchkiss on Aug 30, 9:32 AM
On Monday of this week, fellow Search Insider Ryan DeShazer bravely threw his hat back in the ring regarding this question: Is Google better or worse off because of SEO? DeShazer confessed to being vilified after a previous column indicated that Google owed us something. I admit I have a column penned but never submitted that Ryan could have added to the "vilify" side of that particular tally. But in his Monday column, Ryan touches on a very relevant point: "What is the thin line between White Hat and Black Hat SEO?"
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Back in June, I detailed the sun setting on Google Website Optimizer in favor of the new Google AdWords Experiments. For the most part, I've been really happy with the new Experiments option -- there are real benefits to the new approach. However, I have encountered a small glitch that testers using Experiments should take into account.
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Walking The (Thin) Line Between SEO And Web Spam
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Rank Modifying Spammers is an interesting exploration of Google's search algorithm and the possible direction the company may take in its fight against Web spam. The author's hypotheses stem from a Google search patent that was recently discovered by Bill Slawski of SEOByTheSea. The potential implications of that patent, as articulated by SEO Book, are why I'm a little anxious.
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The world of marketing is heading for a head-on collision, thanks to consumers who seem to think they have the right to inform themselves prior to purchasing. The problem? We marketers trying to jam a semi-trailer full of legacy channel baggage into the sleek new two-door direct-marketing roadster we're taking for a spin. Simple physics dictate that something has to give. My money's on that bloated distribution chain.
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Mobile Is Where It's At (Literally)
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The ease of mobile search and the ability to find product information, prices and reviews while in a store has led to "showrooming," with 39% of walkouts influenced by smartphone usage. "The four walls have become porous," says the Wall Street Journal. Indeed they have, but smartphone commerce isn't only confined to the physical retail environment. Tablet and smartphone users are also much more likely than desktop or laptop users to be interacting with digital media during prime-time television hours. This is also when consumers are more likely to be on social networks, where 90% of consumers trust recommendations from ...
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Sweating The Small Stuff
by Aaron Goldman on Aug 22, 6:43 AM
A couple weeks ago, I was having lunch with my old pal, Tony Bombacino. One of the many things I love about Tony -- besides the fact that he thinks you can order steak frites and, as long as you also get a salad, it's a healthy meal -- is that he's the human embodiment of CliffsNotes for business books. I sure don't know how he finds time to read, but thankfully he's able to remember book theses better than rap lyrics. Over lunch, one of the books T-Bo recommended -- and subsequently summarized so now I don't need to ...
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For all of the talk about "search and social" as an interdependent concept and discipline, perhaps the most important connective point between the two is the use of shared language. I mention this because many search professionals are not fully leveraging their keyword skills in social areas, and social media marketers are not leveraging search-based keyword tools for social audiences as much as they should.
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The Ultimate SEO KPI: Return On Rank
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I love ratings and reviews -- and I'm not alone. 4.7 people out of 5 people love reviews. We give them two thumbs up. They rate 96.5% on the Tomato-meter. I find it hard to imagine what my life would be without those ubiquitous 5 stars to guide me.
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Science, Religion and Society: The Problem of Evolution in America
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American resistance to accepting evolution is uniquely high among First World countries. This is due largely to the extreme religiosity of the United States, which is much higher than that of comparably advanced nations, and to the resistance of many religious people to the facts and supposed implications of evolution. The prevalence of religious belief in the United States suggests that outreach by scientists alone will not have a huge effect in increasing the acceptance of evolution, nor will the strategy of trying to convince the faithful that evolution is compatible with their religion. Because creationism is a symptom of religion, another strategy to promote evolution involves loosening the grip of faith on America. This is easier said than done, for recent sociological surveys show that religion is highly correlated with the dysfunctionality of a society, and various measures of societal health show that the United States is one of the most socially dysfunctional First World countries. Widespread acceptance of evolution in America, then, may have to await profound social change.
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